Pines

"I started noticing things in the car were a little bit odd, like a single tent peg and some Christmas tree pines and some, like, Mars bar wrappers and things that they hadn't cleaned out," he said.

Oregonians enjoy snapping pictures of ponderosa pines.

While McIlroy has spent this week blocking out "the noise", DeChambeau has been feeding off the rising decibels echoing through the Georgia Pines at Augusta National.

The Swede and former Texas Tech standout won at Torrey Pines earlier this year, and won the Omega European Masters in his second DP World event as a pro.

Driving around Augusta, it does not take much to notice the roadsides still populated by fallen trees - oaks, ash and giant pines.